North Coos earns split with Horizon
NORTH BEND — Sawyer Wilson was admittedly a little nervous when he entered the game in the seventh inning Wednesday night with North Coos clinging to a one-run lead over Roseburg Horizon.

Mayfield cleared to return to NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two team owners won’t put Jeremy Mayfield in their cars this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, one because of sponsor concerns and the other because Mayfield is “marked” following his legal battle with NASCAR.

 NL: Cincinnati pitcher overcomes early pain for win
CINCINNATI — Johnny Cueto walked four of his first eight batters, grabbing his lower back after one pitch. Everyone in the Arizona Diamondbacks dugout could see something was wrong.

 AL: Rangers get back on track
ARLINGTON, Texas — With their offense hitting the skids in June, the Texas Rangers were dropping fast in the division standings.

Sandblasters top Rockets
The Three Rivers Sandblasters completed a back-to-back sweep over the Mid-Valley Rockets with a 5-3 win Wednesday night.

Sisters to meet in final
WIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion today to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match.

 Roddick reaches quarters
WIMBLEDON, England — Most of the talk at Wimbledon has been about the likelihood of a final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. It turns out another Andy is also making a strong title run.

 Soccer rivalry is brewing in Northwest
PORTLAND — With fans boisterously embracing the potential rivalry, Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders beat the Portland Timbers of the USL’s First Division 2-1 on Wednesday night in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Sports Briefs: Former boxing champ Arguello dies
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing’s most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.

All-Star rosters expanded to 33 players
NEW YORK — Baseball is expanding All-Star rosters yet again.

 Blazers court Turkoglu
PORTLAND — Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu will visit this week with the Portland Trail Blazers, who are looking to bolster a young squad that made the playoffs for the first time since 2003 last season.

Pistons quick to make moves
The Detroit Pistons are acting quickly to remake a former championship contender.

Bryant content to stay with Lakers
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant insisted his contract status wouldn’t be an issue, and he was right.

 Economy starts to make major impact on LPGA Tour
SYLVANIA, Ohio — The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic may be the next LPGA tournament to miss the cut.

Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for June 27
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Golf Briefs: Cedar Bend Challenge Cup includes double eagle
Dane Ross and Tyler Ward punctuated their victory in the Cedar Bend Challenge Cup with a double eagle during the second day of the recent tournament.

Fourth of July tourney planned
Bandon Crossings is gearing up for its second-annual Fourth of July tournament, a two-day 54-hole event that starts on July 4.

NB team second at tourney
North Bend’s Little League Rookies All-Star team took second place in a tournament at Reedsport last weekend.

Youth Sports: Winterhawks to hold floor hockey clinic
Local boys and girls in grades 1-8 will have a chance to learn to play hockey Wednesday, July 15, at the Portland Winterhawks Amateur Hockey floor hockey clinic.

Half-marathon draws big crowd to scholarship run
The 15th edition of the South Coast Running Club’s memorial event proved to be a huge success with the addition of the first South Coast Half-Marathon.

 Sandpines: Coast's first renowned links
FLORENCE — Long before Bandon Dunes emerged as a destination resort, the first golf course receiving national headlines on the South Coast made its debut in Florence.

Column, Ron Jackimowicz: A back nine to celebrate
FLORENCE — It’s amazing what a walk past the clubhouse can do for your golf game.

Golf Tip: How much loft should you have on your driver?
If you watched the U.S. Open this past week, you witnessed some amazing play on one of the most difficult courses in America. Bethpage Black certainly tested not only the skills of the best players in the world, but also their equipment. In the equipment world there was a huge buzz created when Tiger Woods switched to a higher lofted driver.